medicinally
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a way relating to medicine or the treatment of disease: Describes an action done for the purpose of healing, curing, or alleviating symptoms of illness.
- With therapeutic properties or effects: Indicates that something is used as a remedy or for its healing qualities.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The herb is used medicinally to treat headaches. (It is used as a medicine for headaches.)
- This plant has been applied medicinally for centuries. (For centuries, it has been applied for healing purposes.)
Advanced Usage
- "Taken medicinally": Consumed specifically for its health benefits or curative effects, not as ordinary food.
- Garlic can be taken medicinally to help lower blood pressure.
- "Valued medicinally": Considered important or useful for its health-related applications.
- The root is valued medicinally by many traditional cultures.
Variants and Related Words
- Medicinal (adjective): Having healing properties; relating to medicine.
- The plant has medicinal qualities.
- Medicine (noun): The science or practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease; a substance used to treat illness.
- She studied medicine at university.
Synonyms
- Therapeutically: In a way related to the treatment of disease.
- Curatively: In a manner intended to cure.
Related Phrases
- For medicinal purposes: With the specific aim of treating a health condition.
- He drinks the tea strictly for medicinal purposes.
Adverb
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in a medicinal manner
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